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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed defendant Payless Shoesource's petition for reconsideration because it was filed untimely. The defendant sought to challenge the finding of industrial injury to the applicant's bilateral lower extremities and right upper extremity. The petition was filed 29 days after the August 7, 2014 Opinion and Decision, exceeding the jurisdictional 25-day deadline for reconsideration. Even if timely, the Board indicated it would have been denied on the merits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board dismissed defendant Payless Shoesource's petition for reconsideration because it was filed untimely. The defendant sought to challenge the finding of industrial injury to the applicant's bilateral lower extremities and right upper extremity. The petition was filed 29 days after the August 7, 2014 Opinion and Decision, exceeding the jurisdictional 25-day deadline for reconsideration. Even if timely, the Board indicated it would have been denied on the merits.
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